Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1879-11-13 | 3 | Ashore at Sherman Bay. Fast going to pieces. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1881-03-31 | 3 | With a cargo of wood, reached Milwaukee last Thursday, the first sail arrival of the season | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Placed in dry dock and thoroughly repaires | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Old ton. (30.65) compared with the present (29.15) with new arrangement. Lying here | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1884-08-28 | 3 | Is being recalked by Hanson & Scove | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Mariner | 1895-06-13 | 2 | Arrived Milwaukee, mdse., Departed Kewaunee, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Mariner | 1877-10-11 | 8 | Cleared Oct. 8 for Milwaukee with wheat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Mariner | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 22 from Two Rivers. Cleared 25th for Two Rivers with 30 cords of bark on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Mariner | 1879-07-31 | 4 | From Kewaunee. The schooners Duvall, Rand, Dan Hayes, J. Bean, Jr., Arab and Mariner have cleared with cargoes during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Mariner | 1878-04-11 | 8 | The Mariner, of Chicago, arrived here last Thursday and took on a load of bark for Paarman & Kessner. She cleared the same day. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.